Rebecca Loren Weiss was recently elected as president of the Kansas Alpha Chapter of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. Having just completed her third year at the University of Kansas School of Medicine, Weiss was eligible as a member of the top 12.5 percent academic standing of her class.
Alpha Omega Alpha is organized for educational purposes and “its aims … are the promotion of scholarship and research in medical schools, the encouragement of a high standard of character and conduct among medical students and graduates, and recognition of high attainment in medical science, practice, and related fields.” The society was established in 1902 in Chicago with the Kansas Chapter receiving its charter in 1931.
Weiss is married to Theodore Weiss, a third-year law student at UMKC School of Law. The couple live in Prairie Village. Rebecca Weiss attended Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy, Blue Valley North, Boston University, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree with distinction, and Santa Monica College. She is the daughter of Madeline and Aaron Silver of Leawood and Dr. Michael and Ann Loren of Overland Park.
